volume Definition

volume
noun

1. The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object, gas or liquid.

Thesaurus: capacity, mass, body.
2a. Loudness of sound;

Thesaurus: loudness, amplitude, intensity.
2b. The control that adjusts it on a radio, hi-fi system, etc.
3a. A book, whether complete in itself or one of several forming a larger work;

Thesaurus: book, publication, tome, edition.


Example: a six-volume encyclopedia
4. An amount or quantity, especially when large.

Example: the volume of traffic
Thesaurus: quantity, amount, bulk.

Idiom: speak volumes

To be very significant; to say a lot.
Example: The look on his face spoke volumes

Etymology: 14c: from French, from Latin volumen ‘roll' or ‘scroll', from volvere to roll.